Against the hopes of many campaigners, and many married couples who live in separate countries from their spouses as a result of the current law, the Supreme Court has upheld restrictions on people who marry foreign nationals. Under the system which the Supreme Court reviewed and has now definitively backed, UK … Continue reading
Union heads from Unite have accused the government of launching a sneak attack on injured workers, making it harder for them to exercise their legal right to claim compensation. A set of reforms which are ostensibly aimed at quite a different area of personal injury law, Unite claims, would also … Continue reading
It seems that the capacity for reasoning and decision-making of a judge is now something that can be manufactured. At a recent conference, which put the spotlight on artificial intelligence and the role this can play in the legal industry, a state-of-the-art computer program was shown to be able to … Continue reading
Feuding neighbours have managed to rack up a legal bill that exceeds the value of their dispute many times over. The two neighbouring households were arguing about who should pick up the cost of repairing a drain, a bill of around £4,000, and by taking their battle to the courts … Continue reading
The long-discussed Snoopers’ Charter – more properly known as the Investigatory Powers Bill – is moving closer to becoming law, and has now drawn a fresh wave of criticism from the legal sector. Legal professionals have long opposed the bill, citing threats to professional privilege and client confidentiality as serious … Continue reading
HMRC has concluded its investigation into internet search giant Google and its controversial tax minimisation practices, and has ruled that the multinational company’s methods are legal. This leaves the company with an effective 3% rate of tax on its multi-billion-pound UK earnings. Unsurprisingly this has left a lot of people … Continue reading
A significant increase in civil court fees has drawn a great deal of criticism from the legal sector for a number of different reasons. Most recently, City lawyers have described a possible further fee hike as a “serious own goal,” likely to result in a financial loss for the civil … Continue reading
A woman from Bristol who was involved in a multi-million pound pyramid scam has been ordered to pay back only £1. Despite making tens of thousands of pounds from her involvement in the scheme, Rita Lomas appears to have lost the money she made and now has very little in … Continue reading
Michael Gove has been appointed to the role of Justice Secretary by the new Conservative government following the Tory victory in the recent general election. However, his appointment is proving somewhat controversial and has drawn criticism from multiple different directions. In particular, many have questioned the appointment of Gove to … Continue reading
There are a few things that are pretty much essential for fair legal proceedings. There should be advocates for all parties, a jury if it’s a matter of establishing criminal guilt. Then, in the middle of it all, there will be an impartial judge to sit in the middle of … Continue reading